High-stakes poker players must be getting bored with low buy-in tournaments amidst the pandemic. Their live poker choices have been limited, as has been their ability to travel. Las Vegas is open for business, though, and Aria is ready for high-stakes tournaments. At the end of January, Aria welcomed a
PokerStars may have Michigan on its mind, but the online poker operator remains just as focused on Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the US market. The PokerStars MI site just launched on January 29 and will kick off its first series – MICOOP – on February 20. Meanwhile, there was
The first month of the new year brought increased revenue from Delaware’s internet gaming sector. According to the Delaware Lottery, video lottery and online poker revenue increased from December 2020 to January 2021, as did the number of new player registrations. As for most companies, revenue for 2020 was wildly
Have you played yet? Have you checked it out? BetOnline and Sportsbetting.ag teamed up to run a diverse and exciting online poker tournament series called King of the Ring. All PKOs, all the time. And it kicked off this weekend…on Valentine’s Day. No worries if you missed the kickoff, though,
The World Series of Poker announced a new promotion featuring a $10K seat to the 2021 WSOP Main Event, along with other perks accompanying an all-inclusive trip to Las Vegas. This raises so many questions. Promotion Details The promotion requires no purchase or signups for the WSOP online poker site.
This weekend, PokerStars wrapped its MicroMillions Marathon, four days of 117 tournaments at the micro-stakes level. Everyone knows what that means… It’s time to plan another tournament series! PokerStars is ready with a series for those without a lot of time. It’s the Turbo Series, with fast structures for every
GGPoker was on the rise in 2019 and 2020. The online poker site made numerous high-profile signings, not the least of which was Daniel Negreanu, and recruited players for its new GGSquad. Maybe the biggest news of all in 2020 was GGPoker’s partnership with the World Series of Poker. Not
Prior to 2021, most online gambling industry analysts would not have put North Dakota on the list of possible legal online poker states. States like Kentucky and New York, Connecticut and Illinois have been front of mind for most people. But then North Dakota just came waltzing right in without
What works better than 51 lobbyists in a state legislature? One lieutenant governor. Obviously, that is not a joke. It’s the way things are going to be in Texas. This week, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick decided that he would stop all hopes of casinos in Texas in their tracks.
This shakes things up a bit. NSUS Group received approval today for its Pennsylvania interactive manufacturer license. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously approved it. NSUS is the parent company of GGPoker. It appears that NSUS is an investment, consulting, and marketing company that facilitated the launch of several online
Remember that feeling when PokerStars finally returned to your state with online poker? Michiganders do. And the numbers show how they feel about it. It took long enough to get there. Some members of the Michigan legislature advocated for state-regulated online poker for years, most notably State Representative Brandt Iden
Some in Connecticut have been supportive of internet gaming for years. Most notably, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut have vocalized their support for igaming to generate more revenue. Lawmakers like State Senator Catherine Osten have filed bills year after year to legalize sports betting
